[Next Day.]
[D-Day.]
[Queens.]
The dust had finally settled, replaced by the crisp, untainted morning air of a liberated world. Mirabella stood on the edge of a half-destroyed high-rise building, staring down at the sprawling borough of Queens. Below, thousands of civilian survivors were cautiously walking inside the city, their faces a mix of trauma and profound relief, closely following behind the heavily armed American soldiers.
"Big Sister, the soldiers are getting ready to start cleaning up the city, and then rebuilding it." Carl said, standing beside her. The integration had forever altered Earth's infrastructure, but humanity's resilience remained.
Mirabella slowly nodded her head, her blue eyes reflecting the morning sun, and raised her head to the huge, holographic timer which suddenly appeared on the sky, a final mandate from the Galaxy Fall system;
[Competition Announcement: 00:01:24.]
